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BY DONNA RHODES
BELMONT – Rebecca
Camire of Canterbury and Joseph Spinale are two of 11 athletes at Bel-mont High School who received New Hamp-shire Interscholastic Athlete Awards this spring, presented to high school seniors through-out the state each year who participated in at least two sports while maintaining a B-plus av-erage or better in their academics. Over the coming weeks, we will present profiles on all 11 athletic scholars at BHS.
First up for BHS how-ever is Camire who was a member of the ski team throughout all four years in high school, as well as a taking part as
a member of the varsi-ty volleyball team. She played the position of setter for the volleyball
team and during her ju-nior and senior years served as their captain.
“Volleyball has been
my favorite sport be-cause I love playing as a team, rather than in-
BY DONNA RHODES
TILTON – Despite
the challenges recently presented by the Corona-virus health emergency, Winnisquam Regional School District voters were finally able to con-vene for their annual meeting last Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Tanger Outlet Center. There, they were asked to tune in to 90.5 FM on their car radios to hear the proceedings, were able to approach a distanced microphone for comments, questions and amendments, then voted by holding ballots out their car windows as a crew of assistant mod-erators took the count.
Opening up the pro-ceedings was the dis-trict’s Moderator, Kent Finemore who, due to the snow and rain falling in the morning hours, spoke from a tented po-dium and asked, “Please
be patient with us” as the most unusual meet-ing got underway.
When registered vot-ers arrived at the venue that morning they were asked to drive to the cov-ered sidewalk in front of the outlet stores. It was there that the Su-pervisors of the Check-list from Northfield, Sanbornton and Tilton passed out copies of the warrant and annual re-port, print outs of what would typically be slide show presentations, and voting ballots. People were then instructed to leave at least one parking space between their car and the next in order to maintain social distanc-ing. All non-registered voters were welcome to sit in on the proceedings but were asked to park in a designated area at the back of the lot.
On the district’s warrant this year were five articles and one non-binding referendum
poll; only two articles involved a direct tax im-pact. The first was for a $28,594,731 operating
budget; Article 2 ad-dressed a collective bar-gaining agreement with the custodian’s union in
the amount of $19,000 for Year One. Articles 3, 4 and 5 were requests to use funds from the July 1, 2020 unreserved
fund balance or to make a withdrawals from capitol reserve fund ac-
SERVING TILTON, NORTHFIELD, BELMONT & SANBORNTON, N.H. FREETHURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020
Voters gather for precedent-setting school district meeting
Spaulding Youth Center
celebrates front-line staff with campus
parades NORTHFIELD — Spaulding Youth Center is ex-
cited to share footage from their recent campus pa-rades to celebrate the front-line staff who continue to support our residential students on campus. Click here to watch our highlight compilation: https://youtu.be/kLCRqt8jTbU.
Like many who are working the front lines during this pandemic, our staff are leaving the safe-ty of their homes to report to work. Every day, our front lines provide 24/7 care and attention to our residential students. This includes helping students with their education, meals, showers, playtime, bed-time stories, and much more. Because of the devot-ed staff, our children feel safe and supported during this uncertain time.
“Spaulding staff have always been known as ex-tremely dedicated and passionate about the care for the children and families we support,” said Susan C. Ryan, President & CEO of Spaulding Youth Cen-ter. “During this extremely challenging time in the world, these incredible individuals have continued to inspire and engage both the children who remain on our campus during the pandemic as well as those students who are tackling remote learning. Prior to this virus crisis, I could not imagine feeling more pride for our organization and staff, but their efforts over the past two months are truly heroic.”
To support Spaulding and the great work they do every day, please donate to SpauldingYouthCenter.org/give.
About Spaulding Youth CenterSpaulding Youth Center is a leading provider of
services for children and youth with neurological, emotional, behavioral, learning and/or developmen-tal challenges, including Autism Spectrum Disorder and those who have experienced significant trauma, abuse or neglect. Services include academic, resi-dential, clinical, community based, foster care, and family support. Established in 1871 and known as Spaulding Youth Center since 1958, our scenic hill-top campus is located on nearly 500 acres in North-field, NH and welcomes boys and girls from ages 4 to 21 from around the state of New Hampshire and beyond. Spaulding Youth Center is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit. For information about Spaulding Youth Center, visit www.SpauldingYouthCenter.org.
BY DONNA RHODES
REGION – Michael
Bruno, author of “Cruis-ing New Hampshire His-tory,” declares the Lakes Region to be the “Jewel of New Hampshire,” and he is not misled in that declaration since, be-sides its beauty, many of the old mills built along the rivers flowing from the lakes provided jobs for those populating the area in the 1800s, mak-ing it a true gem in the state’s history.
In 1830, when Belmont was known as Upper Gil-manton, among the lead-ers in local industry was the Gilmanton Village Manufacturing Com-pany. Workers living in the many “mill houses” built in the village were
employed by the mill, which originally pro-duced cotton cloth. How-ever, in 1865, the compa-ny’s focus changed to the hosiery industry, con-tinuing into 1970 when their last stocking was finally knit.
While still remaining a centerpiece of the Bel-mont village landscape, the mill was mostly abandoned by 1975 and in 1992 the building, in-cluding its iconic bell tower, were nearly de-stroyed by a devastating fire.
As a result of the fire, the mill was set to be demolished in 1975, but thanks to the work of Wallace Rhodes and fellow town historians, the brick building was saved, refurbished and
Donna RhoDes
Supervisors of the Checklist from Tilton huddled with their rain ponchos and protective gear on the sidewalk of the Tanger Outlet Center last Saturday where they safely distanced themselves by passing out warrants and voting ballots on a cookie sheet.
CouRtesy
Rebecca Camire (left) and Joseph Spinale (right) are the first of Belmont High School’s Athletic Scholars to be recognized in the coming weeks,
Belmont High School athletes honored by NHIAA
CouRtesy — LinDa FRawLey
The late Wallace Rhodes of Belmont was excited to be on hand when his town’s first historic marker was set in place in 2013, paying tribute to the mill building he worked for many years to preserve.
A journey through history, one marker at a time
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C A N T E R B U R Y — The Board of Trust-ees of Canterbury Shak-er Village is pleased to announce completion of a major project to recon-struct an earthen dam and preserve the waters of Turning Mill Pond, the most prominent of the nine mill ponds that the Shakers built in the early 19th century.
The New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) awarded the Village a grant of $97,300 in 2018. Recipients are required to raise a minimum of one dollar for each dol-lar provided by LCHIP and Canterbury Shaker Village exceeded that amount. The Town of Canterbury contribut-ed $25,000, and the Hunt Foundation gave $25,000.
Additional grants were received from the Globe Community Fund and the Hartford Founda-tion. Individual donors generously gave over $100,000 to complete the funding. The New Hampshire Preserva-tion Alliance had named Turning Mill Pond to its Seven to Save list in 2018.
“This is a signifi-cant milestone for the Village,” said Jean Halloran, chairman of the Board of Trustees. “We became aware this work was needed back in 2010. We are indebt-ed to former director Susan Bennett for or-ganizing and managing all aspects of this proj-ect starting in 2017 and seeing it through to its completion earlier this year. We also extend our thanks to architectural historian James Garvin, one of our Trustees, for preparing, pro bono, the required Historic Resources Report and assuring all work met the standards of the NH Dam Bureau and the NH Division of Historical Resources.”
The dam reconstruc-tion project was engi-neered by Milone and McBroom, of Bedford, with significant addi-tional time rendered as a donation by engineer Eric Teale.
Andrews Construc-tion of Campton carried out the work of rebuild-ing the dam. They also reconstructed another spillway on the east side of the pond and replaced the intake structure for the Village’s fire sup-pression system, a late add-on to the project. A pump at the pond and hy-drants in the Village pro-vide water for the town to fight fires throughout East Canterbury.
Once work got under-way in late December, contractors were on-site for about two months. They drained the pond and partially dismantled the existing dam, taking great care not to disturb the historic Shaker dam of 1817 that had been bypassed by the modern replacement in 1987. It was this replacement that had failed and need-ed to be rebuilt.
Turning Mill Pond is the most prominent remaining feature of the Shaker mill system, readily seen from the Village and part of a two-mile long man-made system of dams, dikes, channels and mills be-gun by the Shakers in 1800. All told, the Shak-ers built fourteen differ-ent mills that produced a range of goods including wooden products, tex-tiles, lumber, and flour. None of these mill build-ings survive today.
Even though Village buildings are currently
closed right now due to COVID-19, the Village is open for walking and quiet enjoyment. A gate just off Asby Road on the south side of the Village marks a small parking area for hiker access. The walkway across the top of the dam will be maintained as one com-ponent of the Village’s extensive system of pub-lic hiking trails, includ-ing a trail that circum-navigates Turning Mill Pond. Interpretive signs with historic photo-graphs and information about Shaker industries and manufacturing tech-nology will be installed later this year, made possible by a grant from the Madelaine vonWeber Trust. The adjacent 1817 stone dam will be kept free of vegetation so it is visible as a Shaker-built artifact.
Canterbury Shaker Village is dedicated to preserving the 200-year legacy of the Canterbury Shakers and to provid-ing a place for learning, reflection, and renewal of the human spirit. It includes nearly 700 acres of forests, fields, gardens and ponds, as well as 25 original and four recon-structed Shaker build-ings. For more informa-tion visit www.shakers.org or call 783-9511.
The New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program is an indepen-dent state authority cre-ated by the legislature in 2000 with a legislative mandate is to ensure the perpetual contribution of natural, cultural and historic resources to the economy, environment, and quality of life in New Hampshire. LCHIP pro-vides matching grants to New Hampshire com-munities and non-profits to conserve and preserve the state’s most import-ant natural, cultural and historic resources. The program has provided 466 grants which have helped to conserve more than 290,000 acres of land for food production, water quality, ecological values, timber manage-ment and recreation and supported 280 projects to rehabilitate histor-ic structures and sites. Grants have been award-ed in all parts of the state and in 167 of New Hamp-shire’s 234 communities. Forty-six million dollars of state money has led to a total project value of more than $317 million. The money for LCHIP grants comes from fees on four documents re-corded at the Registry of Deeds in every county of the state.
For more informa-tion about LCHIP, vis-it LCHIP.org or call 224-4113.
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F R A N K L I N — During this COVID-19 crisis, many of the Franklin Animal Shel-ter’s fundraising events have been cancelled or postponed. We would like to thank all the health care providers/employees, essential and non-essential employees for their commitment to keeping us safe. They truly are the heroes!
The Board has decid-ed because of COVID-19, this year’s 5K, originally scheduled for May 23, will be held as a virtu-al 5K, and the dates are Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24. Partic-ipants can register on
line, and each partici-pant will receive a bib (with a coupon for a free beer from Kettlehead). All registered partici-pants may run anytime on the course which is located on Daniel Web-ster Avenue in Franklin at Paul Smith School. The participants will keep their own time and submit their results af-ter they run. All results need to be in by 6 p.m. Sunday, May 24. The course is U.S. track and field certified.
FUNds4Paws 2020 Indoor Triathlon has been postponed until September. The compe-titions include bowling,
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BELMONT — The Belmont Police Department reported the following arrests during the week of May 1-8.
Colin C. Dowling, age 32, of Canterbury was ar-rested on May 1 for Violation of Probation or Parole and in connection with two outstanding warrants.
Christopher J. Aiken, age 41, of Belmont was arrested on May 2 on two counts of Domestic Vio-lence-Assault.
Joseph A. McCormick, age 32, current address unknown, was arrested on May 4 in connection with a warrant.
Dylan Jacob Gortney, age 23, of Laconia was ar-rested on May 4 for Speed-Basic Rule, a Suspended Registration, Driving After Revocation or Suspen-sion, Traffic Control Devices, and Motorcycle Li-cense Required.
Mickayla A. Cantin, age 21, was arrested on May 6 for Driving After Revocation or Suspension, Operat-ing Without a Valid License, and in connection with multiple bench warrants.
TILTON — The Tilton Police Department re-sponded to 447 calls for service and made the follow-ing arrests during the week of April 27 to May 3.
Arrested during this time period were Trevor Hoyt (in connection with a warrant), Chayna Smart (for Possession of Drugs), Brian Austin (for Posses-sion of Drugs), William Watson (for Breach of Bail), Eric Lombari (for Driving Under the Influence), Christopher Stotler (for Driving After Suspension), Hunter Cogan (for Possession of Drugs), and Sara Zareas (in connection with a warrant).
FRANKLIN — Frank-lin Savings Bank pur-chased $15,000 in CDFA tax credits to support the NH Nonprofit Response Fund. Supported in part by contributions from the business community in exchange for tax cred-its and loans from the Community Develop-ment Finance Authority and Business Finance Authority, the NH Non-profit Response Fund will provide nonprof-it organizations with critical resources of up to $100,000 to meet the needs of the state’s most vulnerable residents, as well as individuals serv-ing on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We are pleased to support the NH Nonprof-it Response Fund during this time of great need throughout our state,” commented Ron Ma-goon, President & CEO. “Nonprofits are vital engines that provide our underserved population with critical services and resources to ad-dress important needs. By partnering with the Community Develop-ment Finance Authority
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The CDFA has iden-tified four specific ar-eas that the NH Non-profit Response Fund will address, including the needs of communi-ty-based organizations serving on the front lines of the pandemic; costs associated with new activities or adapta-tion for activities direct-ly related to COVID-19; increases in demand for services provided to the most vulnerable popula-tions as a result of the virus outbreak; and re-ductions in nonprofit’s revenue and other re-sources due to COVID-19.
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To the Editor:Leadership doesn’t lack for definitions. Commu-
nication, integrity, honesty, innovation and trust-worthiness are all in the job description. Encour-aging participation and motivating people for a common goal is also part of the big picture.
I applaud our Governor, Chris Sununu, for his out-standing leadership, and especially during these
recent months. He effectively employs art and sci-ence, and uses his good mind and heart – first and always - for New Hampshire.
Thank you, Gov. Chris.
Kevin Sturgeon Belmont
To the Editor:For quite some time now ,because of a past deci-
sion made by the Selectmen, residents of Sanborn-ton have not been able to view all the data that makes up their complete tax card at no cost to the Taxpayer. For some reason a decision was made to use Avitar for our tax card information on the town Web site!
Currently, if you want to view your tax card you have to click on Assessment Data Review Online us-ing Avitar on the town web site and you are offered a guest option or you can purchase a user subscrip-
tion. The guest free option provides very limited information. If you want to see all your Tax Card information for a month it will cost you $25 or $150 for a year.
Question is why did we ever go from a town web site where all the tax card information was always available at no cost to the taxpayer to one that now cost the tax payers money to see all their public data information?
Bill Whalen
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Another Mother’s Day has come and gone, and this year’s was certainly different as far as celebra-tions go. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, traditional Mother’s Day luncheons or brunches did not take place. Mothers living in long term care facilities re-placed in person visits with zoom or telephone calls. From what we can see, most everyone has made the best of the situation.
We would like to recognize the fact that today, “mother” is increasingly becoming a word that could also apply to a father, aunts, uncles, grandpar-ents and other family members who, for one reason or another, step in to that role as single parents or careivers. To those people, we wish you a happy Mother’s Day as well. With that being said, mother-hood should be celebrated. Our children bring out the best in us and sometimes the worst, however at the end of the day the bond between most mothers and children is one that is stronger than anything we can describe.
Interesting is the fact that the creator of the hol-iday, Anna Jarvis, in 1908 fought to remove the day from the calendar after it became overly commercial-ized. Mother’s Day was officially placed on the calen-dar in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson. Mothers were to wear white carnations given to them by their children and presented with other gifts.
The ancient Greeks, along with the Romans, held festivals to honor mother goddesses Cybele and Rhea. In more recent history the Christians called it ‘Mothering Sunday.’ Across the Atlantic Ocean, the holiday fell on the fourth Sunday during Lent and every mother was expected to return home to their ‘mother church’ to attend a Mother’s Day service.
Ann Jarvis (the mother of Anna Jarvis), along with Julia Ward Howe, held special classes in West Virginia during the early 19th century to teach wom-en how to care for their youngsters. In the year 1868, Jarvis put together a ‘Mothers Friendship Day’ where mothers would socialize with former Union and Confederate soldiers in helps to create reunifi-cation.
Howe penned a ‘Mother’s Day’ Proclamation in 1870 in which she asked mothers across the coun-try to help promote world peace. Three years lat-er, Howe was pushing to have a ‘Mother’s Peace Day celebrated on June 2 annually. In Michigan, Mary Towles Sasseen and Frank Hering worked together to organize the holiday into the 20th century.
In 1905, Anna Jarvis lost her mother Ann. The grieving daughter looked to honor the sacrifices her mother made for her by celebrating Mother’s Day and hoped other children would do the same.
The first big celebration took place in 1908 in West Virginia, where a business owner named John Wa-namaker held an event at a church to honor moth-erhood. That same day in Philadelphia thousands attended a sister store of Wanamakers to celebrate as well.
In 1970, Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., used the holiday to bring awareness to un-derprivileged women and children. In Thailand, Mother’s Day is celebrated in August on the birth-day of the current queen. In Ethiopia each fall, a big feast along with music is held over the course of a few days to celebrate motherhood. A fun fact, is that more phone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year.
The making of Mother’s Day
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Birthday surpriseEmily LaPlante of Tilton received hugs from great-granddaughters Tilly and Talia, as well as her “adopted” grandson Gordie, after a birthday parade consisting of family, friends, police, and fire department members was held in her honor last Friday. LaPlante is a much loved and deeply appreciated volunteer for the Tilton Senior Center, where she oversees luncheons, dinners and other special events in addition to packing more than 100 bags of food each week for the Every Child is Ours program. Happy Birthday, Emily!
BY LARRY SCOTT
The Bible begins with this significant state-ment. “In the beginning God created the heav-ens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spir-it of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light (Genesis 1:1-3).
If God did, indeed, create the heavens and the earth, why did He create it formless and empty rather than in the perfect order it would be after His six creation days? Could anything brought into being by the Sovereign God be less than perfect? What happened?
If we postulate that the earth was Satan’s domain, it is conceiv-able that when Satan decided, in the words of
the Prophet Isaiah, to “raise my throne above the stars of God; I will make myself like the Most High,” the earth was plunged into the chaos referred to in Gen.1:2. I will grant that I am speculating. Except for Satan’s rebellion, the Scriptures tell us nothing about what hap-pened before creation. But a hint is given us on the occasion of Jesus’ first encounter with the devil shortly after His baptism.
At that time, “the dev-il took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘All this I will give you,’ he said ‘if you will bow down and wor-ship me’” (Matthew 4:8-9). It is telling that Jesus refused the offer but did not question the devil’s authority. Accordingly, many of us believe that when Satan rebelled, it was then that the world,
as the devil’s domain, became “formless and empty and darkness was over the surface of the deep.”
But the magnificent creation God planned for us would still come into being. When the time was right, God inter-vened. He brought order out of the chaos, recreat-ed this beautiful world, and placed two beings, created in His image, in a marvelous “garden” to oversee it all. From that day forward, a trend was established: that which hell destroyed God would, sooner or later, bring back to its original purpose.
I am, in the words of Scripture, “a new creation.” Despite the threat hell has used to impact my stability and destroy my faith, there is light at the end of my tunnel. My mistakes and weaknesses notwith-standing, God has been
good to me. He has given me hope that a new day is coming. Not only was God active in the build-ing of His creation, but He has also taken a bro-ken life like mine, “form-less and empty” indeed, and of it brought some-thing worthy of His cre-ative power.
The day before His crucifixion Jesus told His disciples, “Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy” (John. 16:22). With Jesus’ death, Satan thought he had won the day. Little did he know that, as in the begin-ning, there was a new day coming in which out of the chaos would come a brilliant, marvelous light, that would never be extinguished … His name was Jesus!
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Fellow columnist Gary Moore, who writes a weekly outdoor article for several newspapers from his home in Brad-ford, Vt., dragged his wife Linda along for a truck-tour of mid-state New Hampshire a couple of weeks ago. One of the features they stopped to see was the famed Mad-ison Boulder.
This gigantic rock is so named because (sur-prise) it’s in the town of Madison, named in turn for the signer of some fundamentally import-ant documents. For the geographically chal-lenged, Madison is just south of Conway and east of Route 16. If you get lost in Madison, and wander into adjacent Eaton, and continue to be unaware of your sur-roundings, you could (gulp) wind up in Maine. Be careful while over there, however, because among other suspicious things, they like their hotdogs Number Eight Foodstain red.
The Madison Boul-der is thought to be the largest glacial erratic in New England. It is 23 feet high, 37 feet wide, and 83 feet long. Its weight is “said to be,” as the old dodge goes, 5,000 tons.
“Glacial erratic” means that the rock does not match surround-ing formations and was probably transported thither by a glacier. In light of this, the Madi-son Boulder is also an outsider, a non-native, a newcomer, or as a Mil-lennial might put it, a newbie. There was prob-ably at least one glacier earlier than the glacier we struggle to learn about, which occurred perhaps 15,000 years ago.
That is roughly when the massive sheet of ice tore the Madison Boul-der from the arms of its loving bedrock and slowly bulldozed it along to its new home several miles to the southeast. Experts trying to back-track it have said it came from either the White Ledges (four miles), the Whitton Ledges (12.5 miles), or Mt. Willard in Crawford Notch (24 miles).
Either way, the Mad-ison Boulder is “from away,” as those with that certain smug self-aware-ness and sense of place (that might be me) love to say. I mean, doesn’t that just come off as so…well, non-inclusive? “He’s from away,” one says, with a wave of dis-
missal. Where were we?
Right, Madison. Gary included a photo of the Madison Boulder, and it looked like it always looks in a newspaper photo, like a big blob of nothingness, as if there’s a hole in the page. The Madison Boulder could be best photographed from a blimp, and even then only if the woods weren’t there and sheep were grazing all around, as it actually once was.
In the meantime, we can imagine the immen-sity and power of the mile-thick sheet of ice that carried it there, and ultimately melted away.
+++++ Last week included
the 17th anniversary of the date (May 3, 2003) when the Old Man fell off his perch on Cannon Mountain. To those of us who grew up seeing the Profile every time we went through Fran-conia Notch (except when occluded by fog or low-hanging clouds), it was about as rude a geological awakening as you could get.
But it had always been a matter of time, and this was brought home when later in life I got to scramble around on the rocks that formed his shape, and saw how much effort and mate-rial had gone into keep-ing the Old Man where he was. And from the first time I stepped onto the Old Man’s forehead with longtime caretak-er Niels Neilsen and his crew, I thought the big fall might happen in my lifetime.
That was back in the early ‘70s, when I was working for the New Hampshire Sunday News. Giant turnbuck-les bolted key compo-nents of the Profile to bedrock and kept them from succumbing to gravity, and layers of tar and thick tarpaper cov-ered the granite’s seams.
The Associated Press squib that accompanied the 17th anniversary photos said the Old Man fell because “The rocks gave way after centuries of freezing and thaw-ing.”
Well, yes and no. It was hydraulics of the old-fashioned variety. During the warmer months, water soaked into the accumulat-ed soil, pebbles, dust, moss and lichens in the seams of the 14 major rocks that formed the Old Man. As we’re all supposed to know, water expands when it freezes. Ultimately, centuries of these tiny little nudges bested the best of inten-tions.
+++++ People don’t “chop”
firewood, any more than diesel locomotives
“chug.” Yet newspapers and magazines are al-ways putting it that way, to teeth-grinding con-sternation.
Most people get their
firewood in eight-foot logs dumped as close to their houses as possible, to reduce lugging. They cut the logs up into stove-wood length, usually with a chainsaw (some diehards use crosscuts or two-man saws), and then split it with hydrau-lic splitters or splitting mauls, and pile it up to dry outside, or stack it in a woodshed, or down cellar. “Chopping” these days is pretty much rele-gated to university-level logging team competi-tion.
One might suspect that stories referring to “chopping” firewood are written by someone from Asphalt America. But on the flip side of this kind of snarky, di-visive terminology, I’d probably get things to-tally and revealingly (to Manhattanites) wrong if I was assigned to write about, say, the New York subway system.
+++++ David Brooks writes
about all things scien-tific and outdoors for the Concord Monitor, and happily submits to being tagged “The Science Geek.” In this regard he has become something of a regional celeb.
David was surprised to learn that you can order bees through the U.S. Postal Service. His personal favorite is bumblebees, used in some greenhouses, so he
mused about ordering a batch of bumbling but benign bumblebees.
Having partnered in the bee business for a while (honeybees, that is), I have up close and personal experience with bees and the U.S. Postal Service. You or-der your bees, and a few weeks later, you get a telephone call:
“Your bees are here.” Tons of meaning are
dripping like honey from these few choice words. The translation is, “Your bees are here, and we’d really just as soon they weren’t, and we’d like you to come and get them, as in out of here, gone, pronto.” But lest we be tempted to be judgmental here, this could be as much out of concern for the health and safety of the bees as for the postal crew. There are mitigating cir-cumstances, after all.
No matter how care-fully the shipping con-tainer and its skeletal wooden frame have been assembled back down there in South Carolina or wherever you ordered your bees, the box is emitting a low but au-dible hum; and two or three bees have some-how escaped.
And they are out, right there, crawling around the framework.
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One of the few ways to convey the size of the Madison Boulder is to gather a whole bunch of people at its base, as took place during this sunny outing. (Courtesy of the Moultonborough Public Library)
Scott Knowles of RE/MAX Bayside receives awards from RE/MAX New England
MEREDITH — Travis P. Cole, Manager of RE/MAX Bayside is pleased to announce that out of more than 2,700 RE/MAX agents in New En-gland, Scott Knowles has been extremely success-ful in sales awards for the first quarter of 2020.
Knowles was the top agent in New Hampshire for luxury property sales
and seventh highest in New England for the number of transactions. Additionally, he was second in New Hampshire and twelfth in New England in commis-sion income.
Knowles has been working in the real estate in-dustry for over twenty years and has been with RE/MAX Bayside since 2009.
He states, “I love living in Laconia and the Lakes Region! Our community has so much to offer and I love sharing my knowl-edge and experience of living here with all of my clients! I’m honored to be surrounded by such an incredibly supportive team.”
Knowles is an active part of our community, supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Central NH and the Make a Wish Foundation.
Scott Knowles
Leatrice D. Blanchette, 93FRANKLIN — Le-
atrice (“Lee”) D. Blanch-ette, 93, of 29 Baldwin St., Franklin, died on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at The Golden Crest with family around her.
Leatrice was born on Dec. 17, 1926, in Lincoln, Vt., the daughter of Phil-ip and Maude (Brooks) Derosia. She lived in Plymouth before moving to Belmont 70 years ago.
Leatrice was a man-ager at New England Telephone Company for 30 years. She enjoyed fishing, flower & vegeta-ble gardening and farm-ing with her husband, Roland, at their Landaff farmhouse. They also re-juvenated one old house, which they received an award for. She also owned and managed Shady Oaks Apartments in Belmont.
Leatrice is survived by two sons and two daughters-in-law, Gene Blanchette and his wife Valerie of Landaff and Paul Blanchette and
his wife Claudette of Belmont; one grand-daughter, Audra and her husband, Jeff Carson, of Belmont; two grand-sons, Michael Blanch-ette and his wife, Kristy, of Laconia and Jake Blanchette, of Landaff; one great grandson, An-dre Blanchette, of Laco-nia; and one great grand-daughter, Elizabeth Blanchette, of Laconia; along with several niec-es, nephews and many friends.
In addition to her parents, she was prede-
ceased by her husband, Roland R. Blanchette; one sister, Phyllis Mona-han; and two half-broth-ers, Wyman and Prescott Blake.
Due to current COVID-19 concerns and CDC recommendations, a private graveside ser-vice will be held at Sa-cred Heart Cemetery in Laconia.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Concord VNA – Hospice Care 240 Pleas-ant St., Concord, NH 03301 or to St. Vincent DePaul, 1269 Union Ave., Laconia, NH 03246
Wilkinson-Beane-S i m o n e a u - Pa q u e t t e Funeral Home and Cre-mation Services, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, is in charge of the ar-rangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, go to www.Wilkinson-Beane.com.
Lee Blanchette
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Shaker Regional School District is seeking proposals to have gas installed in a science lab at Belmont High School. A site visit will be held on May 11, 2020 at 1 pm. Proposal specifications can be found on the District website, www.sau80.org or by contacting Steve Dalzell via email [email protected] or by phone at603-267-9223 x5309.
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TOWN OF NORTHFIELDZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
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1. Minutes – April 27, 20202. Wireless EDGE Towers II, LLC- Application to construct an AGL Tower located at 149 Park Street (Map U09-1F) in the C/I Zone.3. Other Business4. AdjournmentThe Town of Northfield complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations.Please contact the Selectmen’s Office at 286-7039 if you need special assistance in order to attend this meeting.
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1. Monique Cormier Family Trust, Suzanne Arena Trustee – Continued Application for a Major Site Plan for UPS Distribution Facility located on South Park Drive (Map R14 Lot 5-4) in the C/I Zone2. AdjournmentThe Town of Northfield complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations. Please contact the Selectmen’s Office at 286-7039 if you need special assistance in order to attend this meeting.
BY MARK PATTERSON
Couple of weeks back, I was speaking about little-known fees inside mutual funds. This cash left inside of mutual funds is not for tactical purposes but for mutual fund outflows. This cash creates “cash drag” that adds to the overall ex-pense of mutual funds. As an advisor who man-ages money and would never use an expensive broker sold fund, I do of-ten have cash in my cli-ent’s accounts. The key difference is that this is not cash left aside for outflows, but it is or can be used for tactical pur-poses.
I was recently at a conference for money managers where one of the presenters spoke of his advisory that pri-marily sells option pre-mium. Selling option premium is something that I do inside my cli-ent’s accounts where appropriate, and this is a tactic within a strat-egy that gains revenue for the account, because
I’m selling premium and collecting money. The other reason that I do it is to build positions of stocks or ETF’s using this option strategy to improve the price for my client. But getting back to the advisor whose ob-jective is to sell options premium. He stated that through much of the year he is in cash, typ-ically in times of low volatility the premium available when selling an option contract is low, so this advisor waits for volatility to rise to max-imize the premium that is collected on behalf of his clients. So, you could see that the cash in the client accounts is not just sitting there unpro-ductive, but if used spo-radically and tactical-ly, returns can be very good, double digits in his case (YTD). Another tactical use for the cash in your account may be simply waiting for cer-tain situations within the markets to become available.
As I’ve stated in the past, a well-constructed portfolio according to modern portfolio theory will have low- correlated asset classes which typ-ically do not all do well or poorly at the same time. Over time you will enhance the yield and mitigate the risk with this method. Studies have also shown that the average investor will buy near the top and sell
near the bottom. Hav-ing cash in the account allows us to scale into asset classes that are un-dervalued and scale out or rebalance those asset classes where we are over invested.
A well-constructed portfolio is likely to not see the gains that a port-folio of stocks would have in a bull market for stocks, but it will also not have the losses of a bear market it stocks. The objective is to move ahead and be able to quantify the gains and losses using statistical analysis and a stan-dard deviation from the mean, a.k.a. average.
Your portfolio should reflect goals, objectives and risk tolerance that pertains to you. It is my opinion you cannot just buy a family of mutu-al funds and achieve a well-diversified portfo-lio of investments that return maximum per-formance/ mitigate risk and have low fees.
Please visit my web site, MHP-Asset.com, and go to tools and then risk analysis. You are welcome to take the Riskalyze profile to mea-sure your risk tolerance using real dollars as an example.
Mark Patterson is an advisor with MHP asset management and can be reached at 447-1979 or [email protected].
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Holy Grail property soldLACONIA — Remax Bayside has announced that Reuben Bassett and Ron Talon have recently completed
the sale of the historic Holy Grail Restaurant and Pub property located at 12 Veterans Square in downtown Laconia. The sellers continue to own and operate the Holy Grail Restaurant and Pub in Epping, New Hamp-shire.
Formerly the Evangelical Baptist Church, this beautiful building was constructed in 1836 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It was completely renovated into and opened as the Holy Grail in 2015.
Reuben states, “Ron and I are thrilled to have been involved in the sale of this unique property and I’m sure it will add to the positive growth of the downtown area.”
The new owners will be announcing plans for the building in the coming months.Travis P. Cole, Business manager for Bayside, expresses, “I am certain with all that is going on in the
Laconia area our commercial market is ready to boom. We are fortunate that we have such dedicated and qualified associates to help our commercial property owners through these exciting times.”
RE/MAX Bayside’s Laconia office is located at 604 Main St. in Laconia. Their Meredith office is at the junction of Routes 3 & 104. For additional information contact Reuben at (937) 532-9636 and Ron at 978-0891.
dividual competition,” Camire said. “One of my favorite volleyball mem-ories is from this year with our home game against Winnisquam. We ended up winning one set 31 - 29, which was incredible. I have never played a set to 31 points before and it was such an incredible feeling to win a set like that.”
In the fall, she plans to study business ad-ministration at UNH, where she hopes to con-tinue playing volleyball through intramural or club teams.
“Being recognized as a scholar athlete feels
very rewarding to me. Anyone who receives this title has put in a lot of work in high school, both in the classroom and outside of it, and it’s really nice to have that effort be recognized,” Camire said. “Overall, sports have been such a highlight throughout my high school career and I’m pretty sad to have that be over. I am grate-ful for the experiences I’ve had and I know I will continue to have these sports in my life.”
Joseph Spinale is an-other senior from BHS who successfully partic-ipated in not only soc-cer but both indoor and outdoor track and field for four years while still
maintaining top grades.Spinale signed on to
the track and field team in his freshman year where he threw shot put, discus and javelin for field events. He also ran the 100-meter and 4x100 relay races, but it was shot put that sent him to the state’s Division 2 finals this year. Spinale didn’t just participate on the team though. He led them when he was need-ed.
“I was the coach for the majority of my se-nior year for the throw-ers in track because we had no other coach and I was the most qualified on the team,” he said.
While he admits that he is most likely better
at throwing, Spinale said soccer is his passion. He began playing the sport in kindergarten when he found he would rath-er kick a ball than throw one and stuck with it through the years.
Looking back over 13 years of soccer, Spinale said his favorite memo-ry comes from his junior year when BHS entered the state semi-finals un-defeated, having only given up four goals, but set to face Campbell in their quest for the title.
“After almost two hours of soccer, it was 0-0 and we went to pen-alties,” Spinale said. “We did lose, but at that moment, standing there with everybody as we
knew our season came down to those 10 final kicks, we were never closer.”
In the fall his plans are to attend Cornell University, which he hopes will include sports at some level, whether it be track and field, club or intramural soccer.
“I’m really happy to be able to say I am a scholar athlete,” he said. “I did not come into high school thinking I would
join any new sports and really achieve any ath-letic success, my mind was completely on ac-ademics. Athletics are still really fun and they help with stress, but they will always be sec-ond to academics. Thank you for wanting to high-light our achievements. Anything that helps to make up for the rest of our senior year is great-ly appreciated.”
counts. Before those articles
could even be addressed, however, Greg Hill of Northfield came to the microphone to make a motion to postpone the meeting until June 13.
Hill, who also serves as a State Representa-tive for Northfield, said he received many phone calls from constituents who voiced concerns about attending the meeting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many were further con-cerned about being at an outdoor meeting due to the weather conditions.
More than 40 min-utes of discussion was held about his proposal. School Board member Jasen Stock was one who spoke against the motion. He said the dis-trict was trying to meet their statutory require-ments to hold a district meeting, and there were important decisions to be made in regard to the budget and teacher con-tracts.
“We reviewed this format, and it’s less than ideal, but provides the opportunity for debate, discussions and motions to be made,” Stock said.
Nina Gardner of the Budget Committee said delaying the meeting
until June could further complicate financial is-sues for both towns and the district since tax bills are typically mailed in June.
Heather Bishop-Dum-ka was one of many who spoke in favor of Hill’s amendment. In light of the fact that thousands of people have lost their jobs and are sheltering at home, she felt the meeting could be de-layed for another month when more voices could be heard.
“Let’s take a second, take a month, and re-group,” she suggested.
Northfield Supervi-sor of the Checklist Peg-gy LaBrecque, however, stepped up to the micro-phone to inform every-one that the venue did little to alter attendance that day.
“We have 134 voters here right now. That’s the approximate average of voters we’ve had over the last five years,” said LaBrecque.
Vehicle horns honked for both sides of the ar-gument, but after a show of voting ballots, the ma-jority opted to continue the meeting.
Article 1, calling for a $1.2 million increase in the budget for the com-ing year, was introduced by Budget Committee Chair Nina Gardner who reminded voters that
that budget was made many weeks prior to the viral pandemic.
“None of this (the consequences of the virus) are known right now, and we built a bud-get as we always do,” she explained.
Only Joyce Fulwei-ler of Northfield had a comment on the arti-cle, stating that with so much uncertainty about COVID-19, it was best to remain hopeful, sup-port the budget and see where the future leads.
“Being here today, we at least have some cer-tainty and we should be ready to move forward,” Fulweiler said.
Prompted by Fine-more, residents then held purple voter cards out car windows to pres-ent their votes and the majority agreed.
Article 2, which ad-dressed a $19,070 collec-tive bargaining agree-ment between the school board and Winnisquam Custodians AFSCME Local 3158, also passed without discussion, as did Article 3, request-ing up to $450,000 to be placed in the Capital Reserve Fund- Building, Renovations and Repairs account. That money will be issued from the district’s June 30, 2020 unreserved balance.
Article 4 asked to withdraw $579,000 from
the Capital Reserve Fund- Building Reno-vations and Repairs for a number of repairs to district school build-ings, while Article 5, requesting the transfer of $90,000 from the un-reserved fund balance to the Special Education Capital Reserve Fund, was also approved with-out comment
Finally, the school board polled attendees as to their opinions on three options they are considering for possible cost-cutting changes to the district. Option A would be to do a signif-icant overhaul to Union Sanborn Elementary School and complete an addition on Sanbornton
Central School. Option B would be to close Union Sanborn School while making more space at Southwick School to accommodate the K-2 students of USS. It also includes completion of an addition on Sanborn-ton Central School along with security measures to be constructed at all district elementary schools. Option C would be to simply overhaul Union Sanborn School with repairs made to mechanical/electrical/plumbing in as funds be-come available.
Assistant moderators brought ballot boxes from car to car in the parking lot to collect those special polling bal-
lots, which will now be passed on to the school board for review and consideration.
To the sound of car horns honking their ap-proval, the meeting was adjourned at approxi-mately 10:50 a.m..
Superintendent Rob Seaward was pleased with how well the meet-ing went under such un-usual circumstances.
“We’ve been told by the state that we’re the first district to hold a meeting like this, and I think that, despite the challenges, it went very well,” he said.
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During your retirement, you will likely need to withdraw from your investment portfolio to help pay for your living ex-penses. So, naturally, you’d rather not see the value of that portfolio decline. Yet, if you spend two or three decades in retirement, you might experience several steep market declines – in fact, drops of at least 20 percent have typical-ly occurred about every four years. So when a decline occurs, how concerned should you be?Actually, maybe not all that much – if you’ve prepared your portfolio for all circumstances. Here’s the key thing to remember: While the financial markets may drop sharply at any time, it doesn’t mean your portfolio will fall as precipitously. For example, the S&P 500, an index that tracks the stocks of 500 large U.S. com-
panies, might fall 20 percent, but does your own portfolio only consist of these stocks? Most likely, it doesn’t. In fact, it’s generally a good idea to maintain a portfolio balanced between stocks and bonds, with the percentages of each based on your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. While diversification cannot guarantee a profit or protect against a drop, it certainly can reduce the impact of a decline.In fact, during a significant market downturn, the difference in perfor-mance between an all-stock portfolio and one containing a mix of stocks, bonds and other investments can be dramatic. Consider this: From January 1 through March 31 of this year, the pe-riod covering the initial market decline caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the S&P 500 fell almost 20%, but a more
balanced portfolio (containing 45% in U.S. stocks, 20% in international stocks, and 35% in investment-grade bonds) declined about 12% – a sizable drop, to be sure, but far smaller than the tumble of the S&&P 500. *Clearly, owning a mix of investments can help reduce the effects of market volatility on your portfolio. But it’s also important to diversify with a purpose in mind. Your stocks and stock-based mu-tual funds are designed to provide long-term growth potential – which you’ll still need during your retirement to help you stay ahead of inflation. But as a re-tiree, you should also be able to rely on your cash and short-term, fixed-income investments – such as bonds with short maturities, Treasury bills and certifi-cates of deposit – for your income needs over the next three to five years. Also, it’s
a good idea to have about a year’s worth of your living expenses in cash and cash equivalent vehicles. Cash instruments and short-term, fixed-income investments offer you two key advantages. First, they’re highly liq-uid, so you typically will have no trou-ble accessing them when you choose. Second, by having sufficient amounts in these cash and short-term instruments, you will have some protection against having to tap into your longer-term, variable investments when the financial markets are down. With sufficient cash and the right short-term investments in place, you can reduce your worries about what’s happening in the stock market during your retirement years. And the fewer concerns you have, the more you can enjoy this time in your life.
When it came down to decision-making time at last Saturday’s annual meeting for the Winnisquam Regional School District, voters held their purple voter ballots out their car win-dows for Moderator Kent Finemore and his staff to count.
plans for its continued use are now underway.This particular historic marker is unique in that
the story of the mill is documented on both sides of the marker. One panel addresses the mill’s history while the other chronicles the efforts that saved Bel-mont Village’s largest landmark from ruination.
Historical marker #0235 was the very first to be erected in the Town of Belmont and can be found just off Depot St. (Route 140) as one approaches Belmont Village from Route 3 and I-93. It is set at the entrance of a newly developed walking/biking trail where vis-itors can cross over two covered bridges. One bridge leads left over the Tioga River into the village and the mill, while the other bends to the right along an old rail trail, providing recreation and wildlife obser-vation as it heads back along the Tioga River toward Route 140.
More information about the more than 250 histor-ical markers located in New Hampshire can be found in Bruno’s book, “Cruising New Hampshire History,” which is available at www.cruisingnewhampshire-history.com, or by visiting the New Hampshire De-partment of Historical Resources’ Web site at www.nh.gov/nhdhr/markers.
I can’t wait to heading everyone in a new direction next week! Happy trails!
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As people age, often-times their living ar-rangements need to be adjusted. Needs evolve as children move out or other situations arise. One of the scenarios that may come to pass as a person ages is the need for more specialized help that just isn’t possible at home.
When failing physical or mental health affects one’s ability to be inde-pendent and live safety at home, moving into an assisted living facility may be the next step. The National Center for As-sisted Living indicates assisted living offers the little bit of help some people need when they can no longer manage living alone. Typically these facilities provide assistance with bathing or dressing, medication management and other care, while also catering to people who may not require the around-the-clock medical care most often associated with nursing homes.
Vetting is an impor-
tant component of find-ing assisted living facil-ities. Family caregivers need to educate them-selves about services, costs and other resourc-es provided by assisted living facilities.
AARP says assisted living facilities provide residents with a range of services that can include supervision, meals, housekeeping, laundry, and personal care. Residents usually have their own apart-ments or private rooms. Because they are mostly regulated at state level in the United States, there is a lot of variety among these facilities. That means family caregiv-ers need to assess their needs and desires in a facility to find the right one that fits. Assisted living facilities offer a home-like environment, and the amenities avail-able vary based on cost.
Paying for assist-ed living differs from paying for nursing homes. Largely govern-ment-subsidized health
programs like Medi-care and Medicaid pay for nursing home care. Those who would be best serviced by assisted liv-ing may find they may not qualify for govern-ment support, nor may the facilities accept any-thing other than private payment or long-term care insurance to cover room and board.
Other considerations in assisted living facili-ties are size, specialties, atmosphere, location, and the ability to tran-sition to higher forms of care. Assisted living may fill a void currently, but it’s often not a per-manent situation for all, and eventually certain residents may have to
move on to skilled care facilities.
Potential residents and their families should visit various assisted liv-ing facilities to get a feel
for what they are like. Speak with the staff and residents, request a meal and get a sense of the en-vironment. Apart from cost, how the home feels
is one of the most impor-tant factors in shopping around for this type of residence.
Regular visits with a medical professional are an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Too of-ten people visit the doc-tor only when they are ill, as they may not re-alize just how essential well visits and physical exams are.
Routine checkups are the smartest way for people in all age groups to stay on top of their health, but they can be especially valuable for those age 50 and older. Regular checkups ena-ble physicians to check current health against
past visits, ensuring that any anomalies can be investigated and treated efficiently and promptly. This can make the dif-ference in slowing down the progression of a dis-ease that has already de-veloped or prevent some-thing from becoming a full-fledged issue.
The Mayo Clinic says there are no hard and fast rules about how of-ten seniors should visit health care providers. Those who are in gen-erally good health may only require one medical checkup a year. At this point vital signs will be checked, medications re-viewed and lifestyle top-ics discussed. Doctors may even recommend or discuss tests. Patients also can bring up any issues they may be expe-riencing, however insig-nificant they may seem. Anything from sleep disturbances to memo-ry loss to unexplained fatigue or pain can be addressed. Sometimes getting everything out in the open and being reas-sured that there’s noth-
ing to worry about can be helpful.
General care and ger-iatric doctors also are adept at asking ques-tions to get a sense of how patients are far-ing in the world. This may include topics that seemingly have no rele-vance to health but can be quite important. A provider may ask about topics such as bathing or dressing. Questions about social interaction or typical routines can paint a better picture of both physical and men-tal health.
The recommended frequency of doctor vis-its may change as health issues arise or if fol-low-up is needed after a treatment plan or injury, according to the caregiv-er company Home Care Assistance. Some sen-iors may have to visit a provider once a week or once a month. Doctors, nurses and therapists will design a regimen based on a patient’s cur-rent health needs.
The following are some compelling rea-
sons to be diligent with provider visits.
• Frequently health issues can be silent and not noticed early on by a patient, according to Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore.
• Patients will be less likely to forget about im-portant screenings, like mammography, prostate tests, cholesterol tests, and more.
• Vaccines can be administered, as even adults need certain im-munizations to stay healthy.
• Patients can discuss potential lifestyle chang-es, like going on a diet or taking up a new fitness regimen.
It is essential to follow through with health care provider visits, even if they seem redundant. Physicians may detect issues that warrant close observation. Patients are urged to have an open dialogue with their doctors so they under-stand the reason behind health care visits and ex-pectations in the future.
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King Forest Industries, Inc. located in Wentworth, NH, is currently accepting applications for full-time work. Lumber handlers and laborers. Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
As a full-time employee you will qualify for health insurance/dental/Vision/401K retirement plan/paid vacation/paid holidays and production bonuses. King Forest is an equal opportunity employer.
If you wish to apply, complete an employment application, which can downloaded from our website or picked up in person and mailed to PO Box 230 Wentworth, NH 03282 or drop off in person Monday thru Thursday 7am-4:30pm and Friday until 4pm. No phone calls please.
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VACANCIESBERLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Berlin, NHBerlin Middle High School
Assistant Principal
General Special Education Teachers
Chemistry Teacher (9-12)
English Teacher (6-8)
Science Teacher (6-8)Math Teacher (6-8)
Berlin Elementary SchoolGrade 5 Teacher
Applicants must be NH Certified or Certifiable. Interested individuals should send a letter of interest, resume, 3 letters of reference, transcripts, copy of certification and completed application (located at www.sau3.org.) to Julie King, Superintendent, 183 Hillside Ave., Berlin, NH 03570 or email [email protected]. EOE
JOB OPPORTUNITIESFULL-TIME
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Benefit to include:• Competitive Wages• Health Insurance• Vacations• Holidays• Overtime pay
Please Apply in person at2701 Route 302, Lisbon, NH 03585
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INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT2020-2021 SCHOOL YEARSAU #35 is located in the heart of the
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The successful candidate will have strongcommunication and consensus building skills, along with a proven expertise with curriculum
development and instructional strategies. Starting date of July 1, 2020.
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Newfound Regional High School• Varsity Girls Soccer Coach
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Kindergarten Registration for 2020-2021
Information is now being accepted for the 2020-2021 kindergarten class. Students must be 5 years old by September 30, 2020. For spring registration we ask that families contact the administrative assistant via email by May 15th with the following information:
▪ Child's name▪ Date of Birth▪ Parent/Guardian(s) name, mailing address, and phone number
A registration packet will be mailed to you, and further information about screenings will be provided as we know more. If you do not have access to email or wish to provide the information to a secure phone line, please call the MCS office: 476-5535. If no one answers please leave a message with the Principal, Kathleen D’Haene, and office staff will return your call.
Contact information:Moultonborough Central SchoolAnnette Rowland: [email protected]
Moultonborough Central School Pre-K to 4
Spanish Teacher (Anticipated Opening)Moultonborough Central School
MCS has an anticipated opening for a FT Spanish Teacher to provide Spanish instruction for students in grades K-6. Must be eligible for NH Certification and preferably be a native speaker. Send letter of interest, resume, three current letters of references, transcripts, and copy of certification by May 21, 2020 to:
Kathleen D'Haene, PrincipalMoultonborough Central School
PO Box 149Moultonborough NH 03254
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Seasonal Laborer position available – Part‐time 20 hours per week, through Labor Day.
Flexible schedule – Two 10 hour days, per week. Friday, Saturday or Monday. You choose which two days.The Hebron-Bridgewater Refuse District is currently accepting applications for a seasonal parttime laborer to assist in the sorting of recyclables at the recycling facility located in Bridgewater.
Work will be performed under supervision at all times. The Applicant must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, subordinates, town officials, and the general public.
High School Diploma or a GED is required. Must possess the physical strength and ability to perform necessary duties pertaining to the job requirements. Must have a telephone in the home or must have immediate access to a cell phone.Essential Job Functions (Except as specifically noted, the following functions are considered essential to this position. The listed examples may not include all duties for this position):
• Work associated with the operations and maintenance of a town solid waste and recycling facility.
• Proper and safe use of hand tools used in the maintenance and functions of the recycling facility such as shovels, rakes, brooms and the like.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs on a frequent basis.
• The performance of other duties as required to carry out the mission of The Hebron‐Bridgewater Refuse District and to promote the credibility and confidence of the district to the public.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Resumes will be reviewed as received. Position open until filled
Please send resume and cover letter to:Hebron‐Bridgewater Refuse District
Seasonal Laborer297 Mayhew Turnpike
Bridgewater, NH 03222
The Hebron‐Bridgewater Refuse Districtis an equal opportunity employer.
Hebron‐BridgewaterRefuse District
Professional painters needed
Drivers License and references
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HELP WANTED
PLYMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
School SecretaryTechnology experience and accuracy with word processing, strong working knowledge
of common office equipment and office procedures, well versed in oral and written
communication, exhibit a high levelof interpersonal skills
Please send letter of intent, resume,and references to:
Lynn DavisHuman Resources Coordinator
SAU #4847 Old Ward Bridge Road
Plymouth, NH [email protected]
MountainsideLandscape
is hiring for
positions inlandscape
installation and maintenance.
Please call Jim at 603-455-5700
or emailmtnsidelandscape@
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HELP WANTEDMOUNTAINSIDE
LANDSCAPE INC.is seeking a full time employee.
Must have a CDL and be able to obtain
a medical card. Experience running heavy equipment a plus. Excellent pay
for the right person.
Please call Jim at 603-455-5700
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HELP WANTEDBLACK DIAMOND
BARGE CO.is seeking a full time
employee. Experience driving a barge and knowledge of Lake Winnipesaukee a
plus. Must be able to run heavy equipment.
Must be able to obtain a NH Boaters license and a medical card. Excellent pay for the right person.
Please call Jim at 603-455-5700 or
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SoulFest 2020
postponed GILFORD — New Sound Concerts
is postponing its 23rd annual SoulFest celebration in light of the uncertainty regarding reopening restrictions due to COVID-19. For the safety of all pa-trons, partners, volunteers, vendors, staff, and surrounding community New England’s premier Christian mu-sic festival will postpone until Aug. 5-7, 2021. SoulFest draws thousands of at-tendees from all over New England and beyond, many of whom camp onsite at Gunstock throughout the festival.
Gunstock Camping staff will be reaching out to all individuals who have camping reservations for SoulFest 2020 to determine if they want to keep, move, or otherwise adjust their camping plans. If anyone has ques-tions about camping, feel free to email [email protected].
All pre-purchased tickets for the 2020 festival will be honored for the 2021 festival. New Sound Concerts, the 501c3 behind SoulFest, is working with agents to rebook the full lineup for the 2021 festival. The 2020 lineup featured GRAMMY and Dove-Award Winning Christian artists Casting Crowns and Lecrae. Also confirmed for 2020 was Crowder, Matt Maher, Corey Asbury, Big Daddy Weave, Andy Mineo, Unspo-ken, We The Kingdom, Evan Craft, So-cial Club Misfits, Propaganda, Gawvi, Disciple, Oh, Sleeper among others list-ed at thesoulfest.com.
In line with New Sound Concerts’ dedication to bring Music, Love & Ac-
tion to the forefront of SoulFest, it hosts a speaking series, featuring local and international speakers. The “Soul University” series is designed to con-verse with and engage the SoulFest au-dience in the arts, modern culture, as well as, awareness leading to action in fighting social injustice.
More than music the festival’s beau-tiful location and amenities draw all ages to enjoy outdoor activities and ad-ventures including a zipline, mountain coaster, rock climbing, an aerial tree-top adventure, climbing walls, Segway tours, and more. Plus, festival specific activities such as open mics, guided nature walks, outdoor games and in-flatables, art and faith installations, fair-trade vendors and shopping, edu-cational exhibitions.
Tickets and upgrades will remain on sale now through the 2021 festival so that patrons can help New Sound Concerts endure the heavy impact COVID-19 has had on the events indus-
try. For more information about the festival, ticket or to donate visit www.TheSoulFest.com.
About Gunstock Mountain ResortLocated in Gilford and boasting spec-
tacular mountaintop views of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Ossipee Range, Gunstock Mountain Resort is one of the largest four season recreation areas in the state, and one of the oldest, open-ing its doors in 1937. Gunstock was the first New England ski area to install a chairlift, offers 1,400 vertical feet, 227 acres and 48 alpine and freestyle trails, plus 50km of dog-friendly cross country, snowshoe, and fat bike trails. Gunstock’s campground has 290 sites, cozy cabins, and RV/trailer hookups, providing outdoor accommodation for kids of all ages when they stay and play at the mountain. For additional infor-mation please visit: www.gunstock.com , www.facebook.com/gunstock-mtn, www.instagram.com/gunstock-mtn, www.twitter.com/gunstockmtn.
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Prescott Farm recognized by N.H. Preservation Alliance
LACONIA – Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center was among six award winners recognized on Tuesday, May 5 at the New Hampshire Preserva-tion Alliance annual awards.
Prescott Farm was recognized for stewardship of its property. For more than two decades, the staff and board of directors have worked with the Pardoe fam-ily (descendants of the original Prescott Family) to ensure that the land and historically significant structures are available for public use and education. A recent, four-year extensive high quality barn preservation project is a symbol of environmental and organizational stewardship and a central place for the non-profit’s very active and effective youth and adult programs.
Jennifer Goodman, executive director of the Preservation Alliance, said, “Our members and friends are telling us that old buildings and other special places of-fer feelings of community and steadfastness during this uncertain time.”
Historic preservation activity also supports good jobs and contributes to local economic vitality.
Other honorees at Tuesday evenings awards were:Carolyn W. Baldwin for outstanding leadership and contributions to the New
Hampshire preservation movement; Bill Bartlett for the rehabilitation and re-use of the Plaistow Depot;Historical Society of Cheshire County for restoration and rehabilitation of
the Wyman Tavern and the Bruder House;Wolfeboro Girl Scouts FIRST Lego League Team for outstanding advocacy;
and Arnold M. Graton for outstanding leadership and contributions to the New
Hampshire preservation movement.The awards to were presented virtually through a YouTube broadcast and
Zoom meeting.Prescott Farm is a nonprofit 501c3 dedicated to environmental education and
preservation. For more than twenty years, Prescott Farm has been a destination for people of all ages to learn about New Hampshire wildlife, ecology, natural history and cultural history through hands-on public programs and service learning opportunities in the beautiful Lakes Region of New Hampshire. It is a designated wildlife viewing area with more than 160 acres of idyllic farmland, forest and pastures open daily, year-round to the public including more than three miles of woodland, pond and field trails, heritage gardens, and a Natural PlayScape, as well as Fledglings Nature-Based Preschool and WildQuest sum-mer and vacation camps. For more information about Prescott Farm and all of its programming and ways to help, please visit www.prescottfarm.org.
